Help Functions

A list of the functions for accessing the documentation and training information in Mari can be found in the table below.

Function	How to access it	What it does	Notes
Create an example Mari project	• Menubar \| Help > Create Example Project	Creates an example project using the Blacksmith Head model.
Create an example Mari material design project	Menubar \| Help > Create Example Material Design Project	Creates an example material design project using the materialGeo model.
View information about Mari	• Menubar \| Help > About	Displays the Mari info screen.	About this release, credits, and so on.
View the Mari Release Notes	• Menubar \| Help > Release Notes	Displays a web page that links to the release notes.
View the Mari Training Resources web page.	• Menubar \| Help > Training and Tutorials	Displays a web page with links to user guide assets and video tutorials.
View the Mari Online Help	Menubar \| Tools > Foundry Online Help	Displays the Online Help where you can find information on how to work with Mari and a Reference Guide.
Make changes to your license	Menubar \| Tools > License	Lets you: • purchase, activate, and install licenses, • tell Mari where to find a license server, • obtain 15-day trial licenses, • see how many days remain before your license expires (if you are using a temporary license), • see your System ID (if you are using a node locked license), and • see your server name (if you are using a floating license).	Mari Licensing
View Software API Overview documentation	• Menubar \| Help > SDK > API Overview	Displays the Software API Overview documentation.	An introduction to Python in Mari and GLSL shaders.
View the Python API documentation and examples.	• Menubar \| Help > SDK > Python	Displays the Python API documentation and a list of examples.
View the C API documentation and examples.	• Menubar \| Help > SDK > C API	Displays the C API documentation and a list of examples.